Mushoku Tensei: This reencarnación is strange!!

Chapter 54: Beginnings of a conspiracy.



[Rudeus Pov]

I opened my eyes and found myself in a completely blank space.

I immediately went on guard.

"What's going on? This shouldn't be happening... so the system..." were my immediate thoughts as I looked around, but the sight of an elderly black man in a completely white suit quickly made me relax.

"Hey! Seems like you've been doing well these days, huh?" he murmured with a smile, and I shrugged.

"You could say so. I was able to rescue Philip, I killed Alek Kallman and Badigadi, and now I'm the third world power in the world. You could say I've been doing well... but I guess you didn't come to see me just to check on me, right?" I murmured, and Morgan shrugged.

"Indeed, it seems like Hitogami has been pulling a lot of dirty moves these past few days, and you can witness them, right? Paul is the perfect example of this," Morgan said in a serious tone as he looked me in the eyes. "...yes, but I'm heading towards them right now. Is something going on there?" I asked, feeling anxiety creeping through my body.

"Not yet. I hadn't come to see you before because I knew you could solve these problems even without my help, but now Hitogami is really desperate, so you have to be very careful..."

I immediately frowned at his words as I stared at him.

"Could you tell me what's going on specifically?" I asked carefully.

"Oh yeah! Since Hitogami has realized he can't beat you, he'll just take the easy way out. He'll turn you against Orsted, and right now Gesse is on her way to your mothers to try to persuade them. Although I wouldn't worry too much about that, you still have to be careful."

"..." Morgan's words hit me like a bucket of cold water as anger surged within me.

"I see... thank you very much for letting me know, Morgan. You truly are a venerable god," I murmured, and immediately a smile appeared on the man's face.

"There's no need to praise me. After all, I don't want my best source of entertainment to suffer," he said, and immediately the smile on my face disappeared.

"Yes... I imagined it."

"Ha! But enough of wasting time, my friend! You must hurry and warn your family of the imminent danger that is approaching, and also... you'll have to face Orsted..." Morgan paused dramatically when that name came out of his mouth, but it worked.

Even with all the power I've gained, I still doubt I can beat the guy with over 20,000 years of experience...

"Don't make that face, I'll give you more power so you can at least put up a fight," Morgan said, holding back his laughter. ''Also, some events have happened in the existence of your god and I have become a multiversal god! Don't you find that curious!''

''...yes'' I muttered, narrowing my eyes

''Haha! There's no need to be so hostile! But I understand you, also, if I'm lucky, I could give you a powerful ability from another world, although the more powerful it is, the more difficult it will be to transport it to your world, so don't expect too much, just a slight advantage"

'Of course'

"Okay, don't stay here and return to your family" With those words, I felt my consciousness fade and immediately woke up with Kishirika snoring next to me.

"..." I slowly shook her off as I looked around.

Philip was still sleeping undisturbed, and it was barely dawn, so it was barely dawn, but I simply couldn't fall asleep anymore after what Morgan had told me.

So I slowly left the earthen igloo and looked at the snowy forest and the snow slowly falling in the sky.

[Ding!]

[Aura of the Dragon God Laplace acquired!]

[Ding!]

[God-level gravity magic acquired!]

[Ding!]

[Knowledge of Emperor- and God-level four-element magic acquired!]

[Ding]

[Healing and detoxification magic from King to God level acquired!]

[Ding!]

[Special bonus!: Rinengan!]

"!!!" Before I could even process the information I had just received, an immense pain formed in my eyes, causing me to fall. knees.

'Rinengan?! Are you kidding me, Morgan?'

To start with, what the hell is the Rinengan?!

While the pain invaded my mind, I searched my memories of my past life for the name Rinengan, only to find nothing and grit my teeth in pain.

I could clearly feel the shape of my eyes changing as new power and knowledge entered my head.

"Agghhh!!" With a scream muffled by the snow, the pain finally dissipated, leaving me with only a lack of air and a feeling of pain in my eyes.

"W-what..." my voice came out as a stifled moan.

I quickly conjured a pillar of ice dense enough to reflect it and looked at myself in the mirror.

Physically, I was fine... except for the dried blood on my eyelids and eyes...

"Shit!" I stared at myself in the mirror, my mouth opening and closing like a fish in water, unable to believe what I was seeing...

My eyes had changed shape. My once green and lively eyes were now a complete purple with thin, semicircular black lines surrounding my small, black eyelids...

I immediately panicked and cut off the mana supply to my eyes, and thankfully, they returned to their original shape.

"Haaa..." I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw that this change wasn't permanent.

I decided it would be best not to use this eye since I didn't know what it was capable of or its implications, and I would simply say it was another magical eye I was born with if I ever revealed it.

"Rudeus? Are you okay? I thought I heard a scream..." Kishirika murmured worriedly as she approached me.

"Haha! It's nothing! I just hit my foot on a rock when I left the igloo, nothing to worry about," I told her, and she looked at me intently.

Noticing my smile, she simply nodded, her playful attitude returning as she peered slightly at the still-sleeping Philip.

"H-hey... a-and what are we going to name our baby?" she asked, blushing deeply.

"Haha!... well, I think it's still a little early to think of a name, but tell me what you think," I said as I approached her to hug her and stroke her belly.

"W-well... I was thinking that if it were a boy, we would use a demon name, and if it were a girl, a human name... what do you think?" she asked, and I nodded.

"I think it's a good idea, dear. Let's think of a name later, okay?" I said, and she nodded with a shy smile. As she slowly backed away to cover her blushing expression, I took the opportunity to contact my family.

[Rudeus: Mom, you have to be careful. After Paul was killed, a guy named Gesse Nukadia escaped from me and is now heading towards you with hostile intentions.]

[Zenith: Gesse, you say? That bastard! Look, he allied himself with Paul!]

[Ghislaine: Don't worry, Rudeus. With me here, that monkey-faced bastard won't be able to get close to us or hurt us. Leave it to me.]

I breathed a sigh of relief, but I still couldn't stay completely calm.

[Rudeus: Please be careful. That bastard can ally himself with very powerful people. You'd better get to Fittoa as soon as possible, and stay alert, Ghislaine. I'm already close to the city of Sharia. I'll get to you in two weeks at the most.]

[Lilia: Don't worry, young master. Leave him to us.]

[Laws: That's right, Rudy. Trust us. I'm already a Emperor-rank water mage, it won't be that easy to bring me down.]

[Rudeus: Master Roxy...]

I was honestly surprised by Roxy's message, but I was more worried since she was alone with Laws, checking the map. They were just reaching the outskirts of Shirone Kingdom to head toward the conflict zone...

Besides, Hilda, Hope, Sylphie, and Eris are traveling alone anyway... I'll have to trust Ruigerd to protect them too...

[Rudeus: Just be careful, everyone, please.]

With these last words, I closed the ring chat while letting out a sigh.

All this strength won't do me any good if I can't protect those I care about.

...

Shortly after, Philip finally woke up, so the first thing we did was have a quick breakfast and then continue on our way.

"Right now, our main objective is to get to where our families are. If we can intercept Lady Hilda and Eris, that would be even better, but first I'll have to make a stop in Sharia," I said, and the others nodded.

I tried my gravity magic to move faster, only to realize the three of us were floating in the air.

"Waaah!! R-Rudy! Put me down!" Kishirika yelled, upset, so I slowly lowered her to the ground, along with Philip, who wasn't complaining, but his face was completely pale.

"Shit... Morgan really showed off this time, huh?" I muttered to myself with a smile, but my loli fiancée didn't see it that way.

"Rudeus!! Are you trying to scare yourself to death?!" She yelled as she hit me hard on the shoulder, but I didn't feel anything, although I wouldn't say anything to her.

Philip, on the other hand, had fallen to his knees and was vomiting on the ground.

"Haha... I'm sorry, dear. I just wanted to use a little more power in my techniques so I could travel faster, although now I see I went a little too far..." I said, embarrassed, scratching my neck.

"A little? You almost threw us into the sky!" She continued screaming, and I sighed and proceeded to hug her.

"Sorry, Kishi. If you forgive me, I swear I'll make it up to you tonight," I whispered in her ear, and she immediately blushed as she looked away.

"I-in that case... I guess I have no choice, right?" She whispered shyly, a weak smile forming on her face.

'Hehe, I knew this would work.'

With this little dilemma resolved, I spoke to Philip about my new idea for transporting us.

Immediately he paled even more as he looked at me in terror.

"A-are you really sure this will work, Rudeus? Isn't it a little dangerous?" He stuttered, clearly terrified.

"Of course not, father-in-law! Who do you take me for?" I said, looking him firmly in the eyes.

He gulped loudly as he looked away and nodded.

"Y-you're right! S-sorry for doubting you!" He said while nodding at me but I could clearly see that he was still doubtful so I sighed.

"...I'll rise into the air so we can move faster, Father-in-law, hold onto my back, Kishirika I'll carry you" I said and both of them looked at me uncertainly for a few moments but then nodded.

"I-I trust you Rudy," Kishirika said as she placed a hand on her belly staring at me.

I just nodded as I looked at her and carried her like a princess.

Philip, on the other hand, clung to me, hugging me by the neck firmly, almost to the point of strangling me if I were a normal person...

I started to rise a couple of inches and Philip instinctively grabbed onto me as if I was carrying him like a piggyback ride.

Anyone who saw me in this position would have laughed their heads off instantly, but luckily it was just the three of us.

So I rose up to about fifty meters in the air without stopping and began to advance towards the city of Sharia at high speed.

Philip closed his eyes as he held me firmly while Kishirika held me firmly as I hugged her.

But despite this she looked incredibly relaxed almost as if she was falling asleep but that wasn't the case as she had a goofy smile and her cheeks were flushed.

Due to this method of transportation, what would have been a half-day trip became a trip of only about forty minutes.

I reduced speed and altitude as the city walls became visible through the forest and lowered ourselves to the ground about to enter this very same city.

Philip immediately fell back on his knees and kissed the ground, earning Kishirika's mockery.

But fortunately the guy didn't care since his dignity was nothing compared to his own well-being or so he would like to believe since he was simply acting pathetic.

"Okay, I'll go to Sharia's Magic University to see some people," I said, looking sideways at Kishirika, who nodded. "I won't take more than half a day, but you both can follow me if you like." I continued.

"..."I've never been to this city before, I'd like to explore it a bit if you don't mind," Philip said.

"No problem with that, and you Kishirika?" I asked, looking at my pregnant demon loli.

"I'll go wherever you go, Rudy!" His answer brought a smile to my face.

"Okay, with that decided then we'll meet in the town square after noon, it's the large area with a huge fountain, it won't be hard to find it Philip and if you get lost just use the ring to locate us"

And so with the two groups decided, Kishirika and I, hand in hand, returned to the magic university to see Linia and Pursena.

[Coment and give me power stones!!]


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